Our Covenant

Having been brought, as we believe, by divine grace to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior; and, having been baptized, upon the confession of faith, into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we do now most joyfully and solemnly enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, as the Holy Spirit enables us, to walk together in brotherly love; to exercise Christian care and watchfulness over one another; to participate in one another’s joys; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation; to consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; and to forsake not the assembling of ourselves together.

We further engaged to strive for the advancement of Calvary Baptist Church in grace, knowledge, and holiness; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; to sustain its worship, ordinances, and doctrine; and to contribute cheerfully and liberally to the financial support of the ministries of the church, giving special attention to the ministries of world evangelization, care for the needy, and edification of the Saints.

We further engaged to maintain family and private devotions; to bring up our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; and to avail ourselves of the great privilege of prayer for one another and all men.

We further engage to walk circumspectly and watchfully in the world, denying ungodliness and worldly lust; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to refrain from gossip, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, from abuse of drugs, and from every appearance of evil; to maintain a clear life of separation from all religious apostasy and all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and associations; and, ever remembering our relationship to Jesus Christ our Lord, to seek amidst evil report and good report to live His glory.

We moreover engage that, when we remove from this place, we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s word.

If the time should come where we can no longer uphold the doctrine and practices of this church, or not follow its Pastor(s) and deacons when they are upholding the doctrine and practices of the church, we will quietly withdraw all our contact and association from the church so as not to be used for Satan to cause confusion, division, and thus be brought before the church for discipline.